wget, other apps, and other problems
 

Right, I can't seem to get wget or htop via the nokia repostitories and can't find the apt sources list they're in so I thought I would compile wget and htop manually on the device.

Bit of a problem using both sudo gainroot and root / rootsh. Running ./configure on wget source = permission denied.

Tried changing CHMOD to 777 to no avail.

Am I doing something wrong or do I not have true root access?

Another thing I have noticed to be an issue recently is flash in the web browser, BBC iplayer was smooth, now it lags like a cow in a field grazing. Ideas?

Re: wget and other apps
 

Hmm, I have wget installed, apt-cache search wget gives you nothing?

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Apparently not. Just goes back to allowing me to enter another command.

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Ok, do you have extras-testing and extras-devel enabled?

http://www.legacyoflies.com/devuploa...maemo.org.html

Re: wget, other apps, and other problems
 

Probably not.

Tips on how to add these? Its not the same as using Debian on a pc! Half the commands are missing lol.

The /etc/apt/sources.list is empty. Thats not right surely?

Re: wget, other apps, and other problems
 

You can just add them through application manager -> Application catalogous and then names, address, distribution (fremantle), free non-free.

[edit] and regarding the chmod problem, where was your wget source? Remember that /home/user/My Documents is fat formatted so it doesn't support privileges and the standard mask won't allow you to execute anything.

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Ah thats how you do that. I just found a guide saying that. I'll add the debian ones on for a laugh as well.

wget source is in that very location, and now you mention FAT formatted, that would explain a lot.

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Hmm, I'm pretty sure I didn't do anything specific to install wget - it seemed as though it was already installed. Was it not there already in /usr/bin ?

Unless it came along with some other random package.

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It wasn't in by default for me :(

Ah well I think i've solved the problem now anyway hopefuly!

Thanks alot. Good to see a strong active community on this!

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Note to Debian fans.. don't put the respoitories on the N900 as it will break application manager, and installing Wget from debian them selfs replaces maemo software, breaking application manager even more.

Re: wget, other apps, and other problems
 

@kwotski, I vaguely remember that I had to install wget :)

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Anyone tried reinstalling the firmware yet?

I'm having a problem. NSU thinks it has 1 second remaining and hasn't done anything.

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You just added Debian repos to your N900, right?

How about following that up with trying to reflash the device with itunes then?

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Right over my head.

Are you trying to say I broke the N900? :confused:

Edit: rebooted pc, reinstalling now.

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wget is in the fremantle/tools repository IIRC.

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Thanks. Consider me, Mr. Experiment and probably break.

I've managed to get out of that pickle now, software fixed.

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I found that wget was already installed. I had hardly installed anything at the point in time I checked, so it looks like it was there all the time? What I did install before then was, afaic, load-applet and not much else.

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I think it's pre-installed because it exists and

dpkg-query -S wget

doesn't produce a positive result.

But it's inside the following wget package, so I'm pretty sure it's from there.

http://repository.maemo.org/pool/fremantle/free/w/wget/

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Ok, for the record, on checking, it seems I installed it on December 5th. My mind is a blank!

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Can someone like, re-digest this information so i can figure out how to install wget.

after reading all the posts, i still don't know if:

A) it comes pre-installed
B) doesn't exist (were taking taking it straight from deb, breaking maemo)
C) installing from extras repositories
D) installing from http://repository.maemo.org/pool/fremantle/free/w/wget/

thanks :D

Re: wget, other apps, and other problems
 

In any case, if you don't have wget installed, 'apt-get install wget' from the command line (xterm) (as root) should do it.